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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
7th District Sons Host Flag Retirement Ceremony
WEST BLOOMFIELD — American Legion Riders from Francis M. Dalton Post 282 in West Bloomfield joined other members of the American Legion Family on May 21 for an annual flag education and retirement ceremony sponsored by the 7th District Sons of the American Legion (SAL), Riders vice state director Jerry Ketchum reported.
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Sunday, May 21, 2017
Wellsville Riders Create Field of Flags to Help Disabled Vets
WELLSVILLE, NY — American Legion Riders (ALR) of Wellsville Post 702 installed a Field of Flags on the lawn of Jones Memorial Hospital here on Armed Forces Day, May 20, reported Jerry Ketchum, ALR state vice director for Districts 7 & 8.
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Thursday, May 18, 2017
Help Your Community to Observe Memorial Day
by John B. Sampson
CommanderThis year Memorial Day will be celebrated on Monday, May 29.
This one day a year is when we formally take the time to honor and remember those who never came home from war and who gave their all so we could be free.
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Thursday, May 04, 2017
NY Legion in Spotlight for Its ‘System Worth Saving’ Initiative
By The American Legion
May 04, 2017
Editor’s note: The National American Legion’s Department Spotlight shines on the Department of New York for its unique System Worth Saving initiative.
When funding for The American Legion’s System Worth Saving program began to dwindle, Department of New York members Mike Suter and Pat Rourk — both of whom served on the national program — took the initiative to ensure their state’s program would endure.
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Wednesday, May 03, 2017
Iroquois Post Gets New Home, Thanks to Seneca Nation
IRVING, NY — Iroquois Post 1587 has a new post home, thanks to the Seneca Nation.
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
Legionnaire Receives Citizen Soldier Award
Legionnaire Robert Morisseau, a chief petty officer with the New York Naval Militia, has received a prestigious New York State Citizen Soldier Award.